On Thursday, we hosted our first Health & Wellbeing Conference in conjunction with the Camogie Association & LGFA.
In an evening where information was plenty, guests were treated to a whirlwind of services and providers who shared their thoughts and signposts on how clubs can be active in their communities when it comes to Health and Wellbeing.
Chairman Paddy Wallace opened the event by mentioning this was a fantastic opportunity for clubs and our county executives to explore options of where we can find help and seek support should a crisis occur in our GAA community. Health and Wellbeing Officer for our county, Tom Conlon welcomed the speakers and thanked them for their willingn
ess to be part of this great event.
Sinéad Kiernan invited the speakers to present which included; Aideen Howlin, Health & Wellbeing Officer for Leinster GAA, Antoinette Kinsella, Co-ordinator, Midland Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force, Hazel Donegan, CNM1 in Addiction, Addiction Service, Midlands Area, Sandra Losty, Manager, MQI DATS (Drug & Alcohol Treatment Support) Project, Patrick Jones, HSE Resource Officer for Suicide Prevention, Alison Kehoe, Assistant Director of Nursing, HSE Mental Service, Joan Crawford, Senior Health Promotion & Improvement Officer, HSE, Ja
mie Earl, Gambling Support Athlone Family Resource Centre and last but not least, David Gleeson from the Samaritans.
Each speaker provided an in depth summary of their services and offered support to our GAA community. There was an array of stands at the event, each providing leaflets and support for our clubs.
On behalf of Westmeath GAA, Camogie and LGFA thank you to each of our speakers and organisations who gave up their time to be part of this event.
